At the February meeting of Metropolitan Water District’s Special Committee on the Bay-Delta, Committee members heard a presentation on the...
Congressman Doug La Malfa, Congressman Tom McClintock, Senator Jim Nielsen, Senator Tom Berryhill, Senator Ted Gaines, and Assemblymember Kevin Kiley...
Panel at the California Water Law Symposium features Jay Lund, Ellen Hanak, Phil Isenberg, and Erik Vink The Delta is many things to California: It is the largest estuary on the West Coast and is home to hundreds of species,...
“Water is an issue where we need to reach farther, dig deeper, and dream dreams, particularly when it comes to...
The State Water Board should focus on functional flows, not unimpaired flows, they say In a letter to the State...
Effectively communicating complex science to policy- and decision-makers is critical for managing the Delta, but the science needs to be useful as well as usable. The State of Bay-Delta Science (SBDS) is a synthesis of current scientific understanding of the...
In 2015, the State Water Resources Control Board sent curtailment notices to pre- and post- 1914 water rights holders based...
With the passage of SB-555 in October 2015, all urban retail water suppliers in the state are required to submit...
Dr. Gerrit Platenkamp: Adaptive management in a regional context faces challenges with monitoring, experimentation, and adaptation At the Bay Delta Science Conference, Dr. Gerrit Platenkamp, Director of Biological Resources at ESA, gave this presentation on adaptive management and wetland restoration...
The State Water Resources Control Board is set to consider adopting a resolution at their February 22nd board meeting that...
Dr. Tina Swanson gives her analysis of the standard; has it really resulted in increased Delta outflow? Fresh water flowing...
At the January meeting of Metropolitan’s Special Committee on the Bay Delta, committee members were given an overview of the California Water Fix facilities and a review of other large tunnel projects similar to the California Water Fix; and a...
Literature, data review, and recommendations for future salmonid investigations Survival for migrating juvenile chinook salmon has been low for those...
Part 1: Collaborative Science and Adaptive Management Program: Moving from Litigation to Collaboration The Collaborative Science and Adaptive Management Program...
The ongoing statewide drought and implementation of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act have triggered increased interest in capturing high surface water flows for the purpose of recharging groundwater basins. As part of the Executive Order Governor Brown issued in November...